Spellbinders: Never Too Old

The wonderful folks at Spellbinders sent me the Die D-Lites Gears Etched Dies: Here’s how I was inspired: If you’ve been following me for awhile, you know that I tend to be a clean + crisp kind of gal.  Those gears were calling to be on a project that is grungy….don’t you agree?  The gears have been inked up

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Pinkfresh Studio Technique Talk Blog Hop

Hello and Welcome to the Pinkfresh Studio Technique Talk Blog Hop!  Each project will feature a stamping technique, I can’t wait to hop around!  You should have arrived here from the awesome Elena Roussakis’ blog!  If not, you’ll want to start at the beginning which is the Pinkfresh Blog. There will be four Lucky Winners! 

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Spellbinders: Oceans of Joy

The wonderful folks at Spellbinders sent me the Die D-Lites Fishing Trip Etched Dies: Here’s how I was inspired: I combined them with the Nestabilities Standard Circles SM Etched Dies.  The fish have Distress Oxide inks that have been smooshed.  I backed them with black cardstock to define their shapes a bit. The sentiment is

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Reverse Confetti: You’re Fabulous

Hello and Happy Sunday!  I’m sharing a card that was inspired by my Reverse Confetti teamie Melissa: I inked up the Something Wonderful blooms with Zig Clean Color Markers on watercolor paper.    I layered two Pierced Round Top Layers.  The bottom panel had the blooms inked up with Stone.  A happy accident was that

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Hero Arts: Enjoy the Day

Hello and Happy Saturday!  We hope that you’ve been enjoying the Hero Arts 2018 Catalog Blog Hop!  Remember to leave comments along the way for a chance to win! Today I’m sharing a card that was designed with: Alphabet Soup + Make a Fountain I quickly watercolored some coffee in each of the mugs.  The latte

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SugarPea Designs Winter Product Release – Day Five + Release Day!

Welcome to Release Day!  This week we have been celebrating the new SugarPea Designs Winter Product Release!  The goodies will be available TONIGHT at  6 pm eastern!!! Place an order* of $60 or more (excluding discounts and shipping) and you will receive SugarCut – Hello FREE WHILE SUPPLIES LAST!! *This Sweet Incentive promotion begins Friday, February 16th at 6PM EST. This promotion will not be

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Hero Arts 2018 Catalog Blog Hop + Giveaway!

Post 2 of 2 for today…click HERE for the SugarPea Designs Winter Product Release Day Four Hello and Welcome to the Hero Arts 2018 Catalog Blog Hop!  The new products have been shipping to retailers for a few weeks now but today is the day that everything is available in the Hero Arts Online Store! 

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SugarPea Designs Winter Product Release – Day Four!

This week we are celebrating the new SugarPea Designs Winter Product Release!  The goodies will be available at 6 pm eastern Friday, February 16th!  Please note that product links will not be active until release day/time. Today the team is featuring: Garden Topiary stamp set + coordinating SugarCut I went clean + simple with this one: I adore pairing

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SugarPea Designs Winter Product Release – Day Three!

This week we are celebrating the new SugarPea Designs Winter Product Release!  The goodies will be available at 6 pm eastern Friday, February 16th!  Please note that product links will not be active until release day/time. Today the team is featuring: Otterly Adorable stamp set + coordinating SugarCuts Large Striped CoverPlate Definitely one of my favorites from this

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is it Friday yet?

cardbase:  a muse  paper:  pebbles/oh happy day  stamps:  paper smooches/cyber cafe & hot concoctions  other:  paper smooches/coffee & tea/basic notebook dies, papertrey ink vellum, stampin’ up white embossing powder So, I’ve been hoarding this Pebbles paper collection, Happy Day, a lot.   I decided it was time to cut into the fun papers! If you

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pineapple hello.

So, I’m a big fan of Neon….reminds me of my youth…LOL.  I’m also smitten with pineapples so I combined the two on this 3.25 x 5.5 inch card: cardstock:  strathmore watercolor, glitter cardstock from M’s  stamps:  reverse confetti/pineapples aplenty & color me happy ink:  hero arts neon pink, hero arts neon orange dauber  other:  reverse

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hello there.

I’m up on the Neat & Tangled blog today!  I’d love for you to pop over and say Hi! Here’s a peek at what inspired my card: Hope to see you over there!

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thinking of you.

The other day I was up on the a jillian vance design blog! I wanted to go ahead and share my project here too: cardstock:  papertrey ink vellum paper:  glitz/dapper dan  stamps:  a jillian vance design/coffee & jesus  other:  a jillian vance design mini bag/watering can & {die}lightfully charming circle die, pebbles sticker, may arts

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grateful for you.

The other day I was up on the Chickaniddy Crafts blog and I wanted to share my project here! One of my favorite collections is Jolly Good!  It isn’t just for the holidays! If you’ve been following me for a while, you know that green is my favorite color! Any fun plans for today?!

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friend.

Hello and Happy Saturday!  I have a project to share that didn’t turn out how I thought it would but I still like the end results: cardstock:  strathmore watercolor, stampin’ up gold metallic  stamps:  stampin’ up/you’re wonderful  ink:  ranger/archival/black, distress markers, fresh ink fuchsia  other:  stampin’ up banner framelits, paintbrush  Here’s the photo I posted

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Fusion: You are the most amazing FRIEND

Post 1 of 2 for today…click HERE for Curtain Call Inspiration Challenge. Hello and Happy Thursday! There’s a new challenge over at Fusion: PROCEDURES:1. Play with just the sketch challenge.2. Play with just the inspiration photo challenge.3. Or you can create FUSION by combining BOTH challenges into one card.4. Use the challenge graphic and link back to Fusion in your post.5. Please read the

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just wanted to…

Yay for Tuesday!   I’m probably one of the few people that look forward to Tuesday’s since I have Wednesday’s off:) paper:  teresa collins/something wonderful  stamps:  reverse confetti/be a barista  ink:  memento/rich cocoa  other:  reverse confetti/label me & double edge scallop border confetti cuts, michael’s/glitter cardstock  I consider myself super lucky to be surrounded by

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